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4th grade English Language Arts practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    What was the problem in the story?

    The Rainy-Day Plan

    Priya and Leo had planned a lemonade stand to raise money for the animal shelter. On Saturday morning, dark clouds rolled in and rain began to pour.

    Leo groaned. “Nobody will buy lemonade in the rain.” Priya looked out at the wet street, then grinned. “Then let's sell something warm.”

    With permission, they set up a table in the lobby of the community center. They sold warm cocoa and oatmeal cookies to people coming in from the storm. By the afternoon, they had raised more money than they had hoped.

    • Leo forgot the lemons
    • They ran out of cookies
    • The animal shelter was closed
    • Rain spoiled their plan for a lemonade stand

  2. Question 2

    You want to find every page that mentions volcanoes in a big science book. Where is the best place to look?

    • the table of contents
    • the glossary
    • the index
    • the first caption

  3. Question 3

    What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

    • A metaphor uses “like” or “as”; a simile does not
    • A simile is about sounds; a metaphor is about colors
    • A simile is always funny; a metaphor is always sad
    • A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not

  4. Question 4

    A story says: “She waved goodbye to her friends.” Who is telling it?

    • the reader
    • the girl who is waving
    • one of her friends
    • a narrator outside the story

  5. Question 5

    In this sentence, what part of speech is “blanket”?

    The cat slept under the warm blanket.

    • pronoun
    • verb
    • adjective
    • noun

  6. Question 6

    Which is a fragment (not a complete sentence)?

    • We walked down the hallway.
    • Running down the hallway.
    • Sam ran down the hallway.
    • The hallway was quiet.

  7. Question 7

    What is the base word in “unkindness”?

    • kind
    • -ness
    • kindness
    • un-

  8. Question 8

    Which word correctly completes the sentence?

    The twins brought ___ new puppy to the park.

    • they're
    • their
    • there

  9. Question 9

    Ravi left the gate open. What is a likely EFFECT?

    • Ravi's shoes would come untied.
    • The grass would grow faster.
    • It would start to rain.
    • The dog could get out of the yard.

  10. Question 10

    Which word completes the sentence? ___ mountain far away is tall.

    • These
    • That
    • This

Answer key

  1. 1. Rain spoiled their plan for a lemonade stand (Reading Detectives)
  2. 2. the index (Text Features)
  3. 3. A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not (Figurative Language)
  4. 4. a narrator outside the story (Point of View)
  5. 5. noun (Parts of Speech)
  6. 6. Running down the hallway. (Super Sentences)
  7. 7. kind (Word Builders)
  8. 8. their (Sound-Alikes)
  9. 9. The dog could get out of the yard. (Paragraph Power)
  10. 10. That (Grammar Gears)

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